Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 86 | 71 | 73 | 97 | 137 | 156 | 147 | 259 | 424 | 434 | 498 | 687 | 805 | 784 | 660 | 642 | 542 | 419 | 425 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:27AM1.70m | 8:51PM1.59m | 9:23AM1.66m | 9:47PM1.55m | 10:19AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.44m | 3:02AM0.43m | 3:38PM0.49m | 3:54AM0.47m | 4:30PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 5 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 47 | 64 | 58 | 38 | 27 | 137 | 156 | 147 | 193 | 424 | 434 | 498 | 687 | 805 | 784 | 660 | 642 | 542 | 162 | 76 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 70 | 81 | 71 | 67 | 60 | 77 | 131 | 144 | 259 | 226 | 243 | 103 | 103 | 184 | 184 | 180 | 140 | 111 | 419 | 425 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 5 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 97 | 17 | 50 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 109 | 111 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 109 | 109 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 115 | 86 | 52 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 106 | 147 | 6 | 97 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
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